S&SWM PR papers miscellaneous

Miscellaneous S&SWM letters transcribed

B490

Memorandum

Jan 13th 1883
From: Morris Walton & Co | Publishers | 392 Strand London W.C.
To: Gen Pitt Rivers | Rushmore Salisbury

Sir, We shall be willing to produce a new drawing of your portrait from the photograph left with us on Friday and will suppress the old one, if you will give us an order for £21 worth of the new portraits when completed. We could not cancel the present ac/- we have against you as we find we have a number of the old portraits already printed & ready for issue, and these of course we should have to sacrifice

Waiting your reply We are Sir
Yrs obedly
Morris Walton & Co

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Memorandum

Jan 17th 1883
From: Morris Walton & Co | Publishers | 392 Strand London W.C.
To: Gen Pitt Rivers | Rushmore | Salisbury

Sir, We shall esteem it a favour if you will kindly let us know your decision about the proposed new portrait as soon as possible. We are sorry to trouble you with this request, but are anxious to make the necessary arrangements for the suppression of the original portrait in accordance with your wish, and the sooner we know of your decision the easier can this be done

We are Sir
Your most obedt Servts
Morris Walton & Co

[in pencil] Make the new portrait

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Memorandum

March 15th 1883
From: Morris Walton & Co | Publishers | 392 Strand London W.C.
To: Gen Pitt Rivers | Rushmore Salisbury

Sir, We beg respectfully to inform you that we are redrawing your portrait in the exact position etc as shown in the photograph and which we trust will this time meet with your approval. We hope to have it completed shortly and will then write and ask you kindly to call and see it on the stone

We are Sir
Yours obediently
Morris Walton & Co

P.S. It will be a 3/4 length portrait as you were good enough to suggest so as to show more of the figure

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Bought Charles Jamrach | Naturalist | Dealer in Foreign Birds, Waterfowls, Animals, Birdskins, Shells &c | Museum 179 and 180 St Georges Street East | Menagerie, Brittens Court, St Georges East | Warehouse 39 1/2 Old Gravel Lane | Private Residence Beaufort Cottage, Wellington Rd, Bow.

List

3 Barbed Arrows 1/6 each [Add.9455vol2_p346 /2-4]

1 Ceylon Idol 10/- [Add.9455vol2_p346 /5]

1 Amber Necklace £2 [Add.9455vol2_p346 /6]

2 Japanese spears @ 15/- each [Add.9455vol2_p347 /1-2]

5 Zulu Assegais @ 1/6 each [Add.9455vol2_p347 /3-7]

4 Mozambique [ditto] @ 1/6 each [Add.9455vol2_p347 /8-11]

1 Caucasian dagger [Add.9455vol2_p348 /1]

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Transcribed by AP for the Rethinking Pitt-Rivers project August 2011

 

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